How to grow sweet peppers
Capsicum annuum Grossum · solanaceae family · annual crop
Growing basics
Sweet pepper is a warm-season crop, usually started indoors and transplanted.
Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 65°F.
Fruit set stalls once days top 90°F or nights stay above 75°F.
Varieties in the library run 70 to 80 days to maturity.
Grows best in full sun.
Frost-tender: plants go out after the last frost.
Space plants about 18 inches apart.
Sources
- UC ANR / UC Cooperative Extension, Pepper Production in California
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Vegetable Growing Guides: Pepper
- University of Minnesota Extension, Growing Peppers in Minnesota
- UF/IFAS EDIS, Pepper Production in Florida (HS-725)
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
- NC State Extension, Pepper Production
8 sweet peppers in the library
California Wonder · Carmen · Sweet Banana · Big Bertha · Cubanelle · King of the North, and 2 more
Each has a full cited page in the library.
Pests and diseases we cover
Beet armyworm
European corn borer
Pepper weevil
Tarnished plant bug
Tomato hornworm
Anthracnose
Phytophthora blight
Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.
Row & Bed covers 8 sweet pepper varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the 5 pests and 2 diseases that reach them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.
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